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<blockquote data-quote="TheWalrus" data-source="post: 689185" data-attributes="member: 19905"><p>Copa - I HIGHLY suggest you keep a food diary or get an app on your phone. You are right - you have to have some "rules" in place, not just restricting calories all the time. And the "rules" that work for some won't work for everyone. The diary will help you figure out what works, what doesn't, what your triggers are, etc. It also helps keep you on track and holds you accountable.</p><p></p><p>What worked for me?</p><p>- Cutting out diet sodas and drinking water, water, water </p><p>- Baking/grilling versus frying (I have never been one for "fried" food often so this was easy)</p><p>- Changing to low fat margarines, mayo, salad dressing and skim milk</p><p>- Eat dinner early, and don't eat after dinner</p><p>- Cutting down on salt/switching to a low sodium salt substitute (soo hard for me)</p><p>- Using olive oil (sparingly) when I need it instead of canola (and olive oil spray)</p><p>- Adding flax seed and a probiotic</p><p>- Moderate exercise 3-6 times a week (no more, no less - and I had to build up to it)</p><p>- Tracking my calories, exercise and weight fluctuations (for a LONG time)</p><p>- Changing from aspartame to Stevia</p><p>- Eating a small breakfast (skipping totally led me to overeat later in the day)</p><p></p><p>I didn't have to cut out gluten, sugars (oh, my sweet tooth), or starches. I do eat sweet potatoes instead of white when I can.</p><p></p><p>It has to become habit, lifestyle. I have some pretty strong obsessive tendencies (nice when my house is always clean, a pain when I cannot let go of something that I know is ridiculous) so once I locked onto it and threw myself into in, my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) tendencies took over and I don't spend much time thinking about my weight, my workouts, or my meals because I just know. Just some thoughts...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheWalrus, post: 689185, member: 19905"] Copa - I HIGHLY suggest you keep a food diary or get an app on your phone. You are right - you have to have some "rules" in place, not just restricting calories all the time. And the "rules" that work for some won't work for everyone. The diary will help you figure out what works, what doesn't, what your triggers are, etc. It also helps keep you on track and holds you accountable. What worked for me? - Cutting out diet sodas and drinking water, water, water - Baking/grilling versus frying (I have never been one for "fried" food often so this was easy) - Changing to low fat margarines, mayo, salad dressing and skim milk - Eat dinner early, and don't eat after dinner - Cutting down on salt/switching to a low sodium salt substitute (soo hard for me) - Using olive oil (sparingly) when I need it instead of canola (and olive oil spray) - Adding flax seed and a probiotic - Moderate exercise 3-6 times a week (no more, no less - and I had to build up to it) - Tracking my calories, exercise and weight fluctuations (for a LONG time) - Changing from aspartame to Stevia - Eating a small breakfast (skipping totally led me to overeat later in the day) I didn't have to cut out gluten, sugars (oh, my sweet tooth), or starches. I do eat sweet potatoes instead of white when I can. It has to become habit, lifestyle. I have some pretty strong obsessive tendencies (nice when my house is always clean, a pain when I cannot let go of something that I know is ridiculous) so once I locked onto it and threw myself into in, my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) tendencies took over and I don't spend much time thinking about my weight, my workouts, or my meals because I just know. Just some thoughts... [/QUOTE]
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